Michael Jordan Being Sued!

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[quote]Kayrob wrote:
moonjumper wrote:
Here are the actual facts of the Mc Donald’s case. I am not giving an opinion on the verdict, but there was more to it than was reported, and the case was certainly not frivolous.

http://www.centerjd.org/free/mythbusters-free/MB_mcdonalds.htm

The other cases you mentioned are all urban legends, they never happened. Run a search on them.

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Actually the case should have been frivolous, The product is assumed to be hot, 7 seconds? it takes me half a second to realize holy shit it is hot I don’t want it on me the lady deserved everything she got, I have been burned and you do not require skin grafting most likly she did this simply to get more simpathy to win her case. Also why didn’t she sue the auto maker for not having cup holders?

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[quote]sob440 wrote:
Kayrob wrote:
moonjumper wrote:
Here are the actual facts of the Mc Donald’s case. I am not giving an opinion on the verdict, but there was more to it than was reported, and the case was certainly not frivolous.

http://www.centerjd.org/free/mythbusters-free/MB_mcdonalds.htm

The other cases you mentioned are all urban legends, they never happened. Run a search on them.

Actually the case should have been frivolous, The product is assumed to be hot, 7 seconds? it takes me half a second to realize holy shit it is hot I don’t want it on me the lady deserved everything she got, I have been burned and you do not require skin grafting most likly she did this simply to get more simpathy to win her case. Also why didn’t she sue the auto maker for not having cup holders?

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So she made up the skin grafts just to get sympathy? Yeah, that would explain the graphic photos of her injuries that were shown to the jury.
Two points here:

  1. She did not sue for the extreme amount of money that she was originally awarded, she only wanted her medical expenses.
  2. Remember a Jury of 12 normal people, none of whom had met before, came to their conclusion after hearing all of the facts.

Agree or disagree with the outcome, this case was not frivolous.

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[quote]AgentOrange wrote:
jojobear wrote:
he looks more like that talk show host…can’t think of his name at the moment. This is as stupid as the person who sued McDonald’s because there wasn’t a “Caution:Hot!” sign on the coffee cap and burned her mouth.
I’d like to dropkick all these people.

Yeah, I thought he looked like Montel, too.[/quote]

If this guy can’t make any headway with his lawsuit against Jordan, maybe he should try one against Montel.

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[quote]sob440 wrote:
Kayrob wrote:
moonjumper wrote:
Here are the actual facts of the Mc Donald’s case. I am not giving an opinion on the verdict, but there was more to it than was reported, and the case was certainly not frivolous.

http://www.centerjd.org/free/mythbusters-free/MB_mcdonalds.htm

The other cases you mentioned are all urban legends, they never happened. Run a search on them.

Actually the case should have been frivolous, The product is assumed to be hot, 7 seconds? it takes me half a second to realize holy shit it is hot I don’t want it on me the lady deserved everything she got, I have been burned and you do not require skin grafting most likly she did this simply to get more simpathy to win her case. Also why didn’t she sue the auto maker for not having cup holders?

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It didnt say 7 seconds, it said TWO to seven seconds. You said it takes you half a second to realize its hot, so if you can stop a car (while sitting in the passenger seat no less,) unbuckle your seat belt, get out, AND brush off all the excess coffee in 1.5 seconds, AT THE AGE OF 79, then thats pretty impressive.

Selling something meant for human consumption (the coffee) in a condition that makes it impossible to consume and is likely to injure is beyond retarded. I find it absolutely incomprehensible as to WHY they would make the coffee so damn hot.

To the guy who posted the article, thanks that was interesting, I never knew that.

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[quote]oboffill wrote:
ZEB wrote:
There’s no end to what a sleazy lawyer will do in a weak system like ours.

So much for confidence in the basis of this country.

You sound like those Dems whom you bash so often. [/quote]

My point is that the legal system needs an overhaul. And that’s something that the republican party has been trying to do for years.

Remember something called “tort reform?”

And who battles the republicans on this issue?

The democrats.

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[quote]Kayrob wrote:
moonjumper wrote:
I hope that this guy wins!!!

The whole fact that a man who doesn’t have a real career and only plays a game for a living should be a crime. The amount of money Jordan has made is silly, he out earns the top Fortune 500 execs who control thousands of people careers in their every decision.

Do you all remember when that person spilled hot coffee on themselves and sued and WON?

How bout’ the idiot who just bought a Winnibago, put it on cruise control, then went into the back to cook himself breakfast and WON?

My favorite, the burgular who broke into a home, looted everything and fell out the window leaving the house and WON?

Isnt Saddam Huessein, the guy who we needed to get out of Iraq is back in Iraq being tried and will WIN?

The US legal system is totally fucked, that’s why McDonalds is being sued by obesse people?

More power to ya brotha’

Here are the actual facts of the Mc Donald’s case. I am not giving an opinion on the verdict, but there was more to it than was reported, and the case was certainly not frivolous.

http://www.centerjd.org/free/mythbusters-free/MB_mcdonalds.htm

The other cases you mentioned are all urban legends, they never happened. Run a search on them.

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FYI, here is a link regarding the other reported cases.

I agree that some level of tort reform is needed, but we need to look deeper into a case before passing judgement. Media outlets sensationalize and in some cases blatantly lie about the facts, Boston Barrister proved this during a discussion of a case involving withdrawal of consent in a sexual assault case.
In any case, individuals need to take responsibility for themselves and stop driving up costs for legitimate business and doctors who are acting responsibly.